The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-21
OLD LOVERS.
Two VINO Kept Their Troth thirty Year.
From the Council Bluffs Nonpariel.

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From the Council Bluffs Nonpariel.
One evening about thirty years ago,
in a small village Of Sweden, could be
seen q young mar and a young WON
an in deep and earnest conversation.
The detected and forlorn looks of the
woman and the tears running down
the cheeks of the man, whose voice
evidently showed that he was trying
in vain to stop, were suggestive ofdeep
emotion. In broken and subdued
voice he said: christina, it is the
best that we can do. To marry,
with poverty and suffering staring us
in the face all our lives, would be folly.
The little money / have will take me
to America, where with industry I
shall have a chance to get a home. . I
will then send for you and claim you
as my wife. Ii / am not successful
and continue poor, you will not suffer
by my misfortune"
The young man full Of hope and in
the prime of life, left his native land
and arrived in New York. Being a per-
son OF fair education, sober, of gentle
manly and appearance, he
soon found employment, saved his
pennies, and gradually worked his way
west, and some years ago was the sec
ton boss of Vail. He purchased
ninety acres of land about
two miles from town, had it
broken up, planted q grove, and was
making preparations to build when
the news came that his Mary had re-
moved to the city and was dead.
He still owns the land, but the
house was never built. He remained
In Vail for some time and on account
of his gentlemanly and sober conduct
was respected by ali. but he finally re-
moved to Council Bluffs and for sew
eral years has been in the employ OF
the railroad, but is now in business
on Broadway.
About twelve months ago a strong
desire to see his parents and native
land induced him to give up his sItua-
ton, and in due time he arrived in
Stockholm. One afternoon as he was
walking on one of the principal streets
noticing the changes and improve
ments that had been made during his
thirty years absence, he met a middle.
aged lady whom he thought he knew,
and, after passing her turned around
to look at her, and saw that she had
also stopped and stood at him.
Excuse me, madame, but if / did not
know that a dear friend of mine was
dead, should say that your name is
Christina --."
"And so it is, and your name is Gus
Larson. The moment my eyes rested
on you / knew it was you, although /
understood that you had been dead
several years"
"Christinal can it be possible that
this is you? Are you married?"
mo. After you went to America
and | heard that you were dead, /
gave up all thoughts of ever being
married. But | suppose you are q
married man2"
"No, no, Christinal i never forgot
you. i am single. / have land and
money and can now take care OF
you, and If you will now take me for
your husband as you promised thirty
years ago, and will 60 wiki me to
America, we will be married to-day,
if you say So"
"Well, Gus, you and I are o adj
vanced in years. We are not the ar
dent boy and girl that we
were when we parted, but / will
take your offer into consideration.
But come, come home with And
suiting her actions5o her words, she
locked her arm III his, and the quick
steps and happy looks indicated that
the tn. ny years of separation was for
COTTON and they were living over again
the days Of their youthful courtship.
Tt is almost needless to say thath her
answer was ''yes," and that she will
ingly gave her hand to the man she
had loved in her youth.
After a few weeks visiting with their
friends, they sailed to America, and at
the present time are living in q snug
little cottage in Council Bluffs, and,
no doubt, are enjoying that happiness
which poverty deprived them of in
their youth.